SIGNS and SIGN ORDINANCES
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WHERE AND HOW MAY SIGNS BE PLACED IN THE TOWNSHIP ?  

Chapter 108. NUISANCES....   http://www.ecode360.com/9007279?highlight=sign,yard#9007279

G. To nail, tack, hang or otherwise append any sign, notice or advertisement of any kind whatsoever
                    on any tree, post or pole of any description within the township, except on private property
                    and then only by permission of the owner.

        

Chapter 115 Parks Playgrounds and School District  Grounds    http://www.ecode360.com/9007338 
Chapter 115. A 20 "No placard, advertisement, public notice or personal

                          card except park and playground notices, rules and regulations

                          shall be distributed, posted or affixed in any manner

                          in a park or playground." So it's prohibited by default.

 Chapter 115. B  16 says: No placards, advertisements, public notices or

                          personal cards shall be distributed, posted or  affixed

                          to buildings or appurtenances on school district grounds.

 

Special Commercial Districts and Planned Business  Districts
        are covered circa Section 1000 in our zoning codebook
ARTICLE X   Sign Regulations ....   
SECTION I000 -SECTION 1001
PURPOSE
SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY
MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
CLASSIFICATION OF SIGNS
TYPES OF SIGNS
GENERAL SIGN REGULATIONS
SIGNS EXEMPT FROM PERMITS
PROHIBITED SIGNS
SIGNS REQUIRING A PERMIT
SIGNS PERMI'ITED IN ALL DISTRICTS
NONCONFORMING SIGN REGULATIONS
SPECIAL  SIGN REGULATIONS

There are other parts of the code that have more about signs .... 

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 Now, in 2025, we are due to get a new Manager, and there are funds put aside to, once again, upgrade the Township website. We can only hope for a fresh chance at fixing some of these things, as our Township website is the best tool we have for communication and should be an easy, user friendly site for all.

We need volunteers willing to work together to help improve the Township site that everyone has to use,  to make it functional and accessible. 

 We will be repairing our broken links in this Abington Citizens site, too, and fixing some of our many, many typo's as much as is possible. (Yes, it's quite evident that, unlike the Township, WE don't have a paid staff of 275+ or a $93 million budget).

 So...please let us know if you find broken links or typos. Send us the URL and/or and the name of the page it is on, so we can correct it.
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